well yeah. the subject will look clear, but ugly one way is to use rear flash sync...the flash will help illuminate the subject face, but the longer shutter speed to capture the background. the background might be blur a bit la, but better than juz pure black

hoya n kenko same quality i think? another good brand is B+W, n of course nikon's own filter

cheap brandless not good, might spoil ur pic. if u dun wan to buy good ones, better dun buy at all

prime lens = cannot zoom. good optics n very fast

all-in-one lens = huge zoom range... something like 18-200. meaning u almost dun need any other lens dy since u already have the huge range...but then quality so so lah

haha yalor, but not as bad as cheaper filters ;p so far havent had any problems with flare with my hoya

yes, can stack, but not all filters can la. need to get the stackable kind

btw y lens protector > uv filter summore... the uv filter is lens protector already also, no point stacking a UV filter since we only use it for protection. if u use CPL, then the CPL will do double duty... polarizing while also protecting the lens...so no need UV filter already

filter stacking is for CPL + ND filters etc

replied his PM dy

good for students lah.. haha

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Added on April 3, 2010, 4:08 pmi got crazy question...

i'm too cheap to buy an external flash. is there a way for me to do this:

1) somehow connect my nikon D40 with my LX3
2) when i press the D40 shutter, the LX3 will fire the built-in flash wahaha

is it possible?? juz trying my luck

This post has been edited by dvlzplayground: Apr 3 2010, 04:08 PM

well it's not among the better lens, but if u buy already juz use. if u're happy with it, then ok la the range is nice too

if not happy, can always sell hehe

same here hoping one day i shoot no need PP also already nice~

so nice ur mom i ask my mom buy external hdd also cannot haha. dunno easy to sell or not, can always try. but u play with it 1st la. it wont replace 35mm prime (different usage), but it's not like it's useless. no need to read too much review..if it's good 4 u then it's good. i nvr play with 24-120 so i dunno

we're in D40/D40x/D60/D3000/D5000 thread here... dun mention 50mm f1.8.. haha

if u wanna shoot inanimate objects then ok. for anything else, no AF quite hard..time spent on focusing is better spent on composing

both are good choices. personally i prefer 18-70 + 70-300 rather than 18-200, or 18-105 + SB600 + go vacation

D300s also price drop? wow canon is fkd haha

AF-S 50mm is different purpose. if u want 50mm, juz get it...no point comparing to 55-200 n 18-200 if budget constraint get 35mm 1.8, less than half the price of 50mm 1.4 AFS and easier to use in small room

so 18-55 + 55-200 combo.. cheaper than 18-200, but need to bring 2 things :S so even 18-55 n 55-200 is lighter than the 18-200... combined 18-55 and 55-200 is heavier n need bigger bag~ the combo supposedly give u better quality pics lah, but for me i wont notice the difference hehehe

since u're thinking of 55-200 and have the money for 18-200... consider the 70-300 VR too

is there a place in Miri to rent (or borrow? ;p) 10/12-24mm AFS?

waiting 4 u to bank in to me

i think the only other nikkor lens around that range n price is 16-85 VR, but feels like overpriced to me :S prefer 18-105 rm1.2k only

sigma 18-200 OS HSM, tamron 17-50/2.8 VC, 24-75/2.8

true2... later spend 1800 on other stuff... suddenly regret

Active D-Lighting and noise reduction makes the pics longer to appear, cuz need more processing time

u can turn both off if u want. active d-lighting is pretty neat, but noise reduction i see macam no effect on my gf's D60

a bit more. so ur maximum budget is rm2500 is it? should've state 1st... plus "upgrading" from D3000 to D60 is kinda stupid thing to do... actually very stupid thing to do. D3000 is better than D60 in every way. what review u read??

get 18-200 VR! if too expensive, get sigma 18-200 OS HSM. RM1796 (yamiya.com.my)

This post has been edited by dvlzplayground: Apr 5 2010, 10:46 PM

oh ya good point

you can get it around RM2700-2800. okay for u? sell ur 18-55 kit lens lah, u wont need it anymore if u get 18-200

VRII. 350-400 better than nothing..haha

anyway i agree, if u dun need 105-200, juz get 18-105... better quality, cheaper size n smaller n lighter. juz scared in the future u think about getting 70-300 again ;P if u really decide u only want one lens, 18-200 it is! sure the pic is a bit soft but very convenient lens

whoa wait wait wait... bad idea there. if u wanna get 70-300, dun get 18-105... no use having duplicate range of 70-105

if u want 70-300, juz keep with ur 18-55 kit lens. missing 55-70mm not much problem. for ~RM2700 i think better get Tamron 17-50 VC and SB600 flash. but then u'll end up with two lens... i thought u said u only want 1 lens?

ur 80-200 can only manual focus, and maximum aperture is f4. 70-200 can autofocus on D3000, and maximum aperture is F2.8 n got VR summore. big big difference

what body u using? if D40-D5000 then cheapest 50mm is the 50mm AF-S f1.4, RM1800

lol i wasnt joking. u got five options:

1) 50mm f1.8D, ~RM300-400. cheap, but u need to manual focus.
2) 35mm f1.8G, ~RM750-850. reasonable price, can autofocus, easier to use in small rooms
3) 50mm f1.4D, ~RM1000 i guess. better performance than (1), but still need to manual focus
4) 35mm f2D, ~ ~RM1100. sharper than (2), still can use with FX nikons, but need to manual focus
5) 50mm f1.4G, ~RM1800. holy grail

i mean d40-d5000 as in the thread's cameras we shud have a name for no-motor bodies!

yeah it's short. but if he wants the 70-300, i think better pair with 18-55 or 17-50. single lens solution, ofcoz 18-200, but must decide that he wont buy 70-300 later. if he did, huge duplicate range

This post has been edited by dvlzplayground: Apr 5 2010, 11:56 PM

wahhh.... D3S, 70-200 then SB900... overkill mannn

too much money dunno what to buy already